Games are All Encompassing Piles of Awesome... Seriously

I must say I enjoyed this reading. The ties to video games likely had something to do with it, but to put it simply I found it fairly well thought out. He broke it down into four specific components but still left plenty of room for other interpretations and opinions. While many could say he was leaving himself a back door, I really approve of this. Many authors thus far, have restricted the readers to their own ideas as the only solution. This author encourages us to decide for ourselves. The only issue I have, is the fact that his message is essentially moot at the end of the reading. All it does is raise awareness of these gaming factors. Factors that are easily inferred on their own and are given no additional relevance from the reading. That said the vast majority of his theory makes sense. Games certainly are a storytelling medium. Even the most simple have his "narrative elements" in spades. A well written piece to be sure. Just wish it was more than four definitions.